1 part pop cultural icon, 1 part beard, Chuck Klosterman appeared in the Ballroom on Tuesday to promote his new collection of short stories “I Wear the Black Hat” and to answer host Stuart Berman‘s questions on everything from Rob Ford to the Spice Girls.

We’re still not sure where we fit on the villain spectrum, but we are sure that Chuck Klosterman comes with a lot of well-argued ideas and a large contingent of intellectually hip fans.